13 Virginia public schools remain with Confederate names

ROANOKE, Va. – With the Roanoke School Board voting Monday to change the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School, there are now 13 public schools in Virginia that have Confederate names, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The 13 are spread across the commonwealth:

The SPLC reports that the number of Confederate schools has decreased in Virginia this year as six schools have decided to change their hames this year, with a seventh slated to make the change in 2019.